Ezekiel 36:11

And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 36:35 shows the result: the land becomes like Eden, inhabited cities—fulfilling the multiplication promise of verse 11.

Ezekiel 35:9 pronounces desolation on Edom — the same 'you shall know the Lord' formula here applies to judgment, contrasting with Israel's restoration.

Ezekiel 37:6 uses the same restoration pattern and concluding phrase — the dry bones vision expands this promise to national resurrection.

Ezekiel 37:13 applies the same 'know the Lord' promise to resurrection from graves — a more dramatic fulfillment of restoration.

Ezekiel 16:55 uses the same 'return to what they were before' language for Sodom and Samaria's restoration, directly paralleling this promise.

Isaiah 54:7–10 Related theme

Isaiah 54:7-10 assures God's unfailing covenant love after abandonment, grounding the restoration in Ezekiel 36:11 in divine compassion.

In Jeremiah 31:27, God sows 'the seed of man and the seed of beast'—identical language of multiplying both people and animals.

Amos 9:15 Parallel

Amos 9:15 promises never again being uprooted, reinforcing the permanence of the restoration in Ezekiel 36:11.

Zechariah 8:11-15 directly parallels this restoration promise — God will save His people and bless them as before, turning curse to blessing.

Zechariah 1:17 says towns will overflow with prosperity and God will comfort Zion — directly matching the multiplication and prosperity promised here.

Zechariah 2:4 describes Jerusalem's multitude of people and animals — the exact same imagery of abundant life promised in this verse.

Zechariah 10:8 promises 'they will be as numerous as before' — the exact same language as 'resettle you as you were before' here.

Joel 3:18-21 describes eschatological abundance and permanent inhabitation, complementing the multiplication in Ezekiel 36:11.

Jeremiah 30:18 expands on the restoration promise, specifying rebuilding of cities and palaces alongside repopulation.

Jeremiah 31:38-40 details the rebuilding of Jerusalem, reinforcing the promise of permanent habitation in Ezekiel 36:11.